to source — English conjugation

Frequency#800Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Isource
yousource
he/she/itsources
wesource
you (pl.)source
theysource

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Isourced
yousourced
he/she/itsourced
wesourced
you (pl.)sourced
theysourced

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam sourcing
youare sourcing
he/she/itis sourcing
weare sourcing
you (pl.)are sourcing
theyare sourcing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas sourcing
youwere sourcing
he/she/itwas sourcing
wewere sourcing
you (pl.)were sourcing
theywere sourcing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave sourced
youhave sourced
he/she/ithas sourced
wehave sourced
you (pl.)have sourced
theyhave sourced

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad sourced
youhad sourced
he/she/ithad sourced
wehad sourced
you (pl.)had sourced
theyhad sourced

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill source
youwill source
he/she/itwill source
wewill source
you (pl.)will source
theywill source

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be sourcing
youwill be sourcing
he/she/itwill be sourcing
wewill be sourcing
you (pl.)will be sourcing
theywill be sourcing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have sourced
youwill have sourced
he/she/itwill have sourced
wewill have sourced
you (pl.)will have sourced
theywill have sourced

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould source
youwould source
he/she/itwould source
wewould source
you (pl.)would source
theywould source